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Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners (2014)

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Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 1 episode
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How it feels

A documentary series that follows UK council planning officers as they review and decide on planning permission applications. It shows the everyday work of these officials across several boroughs.

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What happens

Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners is a British fly-on-the-wall television documentary series broadcast on BBC Two, which follows local council planning officers as they deal with applications for planning permission. It is the successor to The Planners. Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners follows the work of council planning officers in the United Kingdom, including planners from Broxbourne Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Stroud District Council and Torfaen County Borough Council. The series, which consists of eight episodes, began on 25 February 2014 and was broadcast each week-night from Tuesday to Friday on BBC Two at 7pm, over a two-week period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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